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Art on theMart, Valerio Dewalt Train and Obscura Digital | International Design Awards Winners

Art on theMart

CompanyValerio Dewalt Train and Obscura Digital

Lead DesignersMark Dewalt

Design TeamHeather Salisbury, Susan Crocket, Obscura Digital

Project Location222 W Merchandise Mart Plaza #470, Chicago, IL 60654

ClientVornado Realty Trust

CreditsPhoto: Tom Harris and Kendall McCaugherty

Prize(s)Gold in Architecture Categories / Public Art & Public Art Installation

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Entry Description

The largest permanent projection system in the world now illuminates theMART building in Chicago with large-scale visual artistry on a nightly basis. Using a software-driven platform, the spectacle projects imagery from celebrated artists onto the stone facade and omits the windows. To cover theMART’s three-acre façade, 34 projectors are housed in a projector room that cantilevers over the south side of the river walk which is designed to blend in with its surroundings by neatly hovering between the walkway and the lower edge of Upper Wacker’s balustrade.